Convention Convention Support Services

JNTO offers support services for
organizations planning conventions in Japan

Recommendations on convention venues and social activities.
Coordinate support from relevant cities/regions in Japan.
Support for site-visits prior to destination selection.
Other（Giveaways, guidebooks, Travel App etc.)

For details please contact our local staff.: Local contacts

Support from various regions in Japan

Hokkaido

Tohoku

Hokuriku Shinetsu

Kanto

Tokai

Kansai

Chugoku

Shikoku

Kyushu

Okinawa

Okinawa

Support Programs for Convention

Region:Hokkaido

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Sapporo	Asahikawa	Kushiro
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓	✓	✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Sapporo	Asahikawa	Kushiro
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event	✓	✓
PR	Supporting other PR activities	✓	✓	✓
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)	✓	✓	✓
	Providing tourism information	✓	✓	✓
	Requesting nominal support	✓	✓	✓
	Coordinating with relevant organizations	✓	✓	✓
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)		✓
	Arranging volunteers	✓		✓
	Setting up an information desk	✓		✓
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging shuttle buses
	Providing convention bags		✓	✓
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage		✓	✓
	Welcome message by the head of the local government	✓	✓	✓
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities
	Providing discounts on public transportation
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts		✓
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs		✓
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants	✓	✓
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides		✓

Region:Tohoku

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Aomori	Morioka	Sendai	Akita	Yamagata	Tsuruoka	Fukushima
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Aomori	Morioka	Sendai	Akita	Yamagata	Tsuruoka	Fukushima
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
PR	Supporting other PR activities	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing tourism information	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Requesting nominal support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Coordinating with relevant organizations	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)	✓		✓	✓
	Arranging volunteers		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Setting up an information desk		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging shuttle buses	✓		✓	✓			✓
	Providing convention bags	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Welcome message by the head of the local government		✓	✓	✓			✓
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities		✓	✓	✓
	Providing discounts on public transportation				✓
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors			✓	✓			✓
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs		✓	✓	✓			✓
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants		✓	✓	✓			✓
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓

Region:HokurikuShinetsu

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Niigata	Toyama	Kanazawa	Fukui	Nagano	Matsumoto	Ueda
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Niigata	Toyama	Kanazawa	Fukui	Nagano	Matsumoto	Ueda
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event	✓	✓	✓			✓
PR	Supporting other PR activities	✓	✓	✓			✓
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing tourism information	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Requesting nominal support	✓	✓		✓		✓	✓
	Coordinating with relevant organizations	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓		✓		✓
	Arranging volunteers	✓
	Setting up an information desk	✓	✓
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging shuttle buses	✓				✓	✓
	Providing convention bags	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Welcome message by the head of the local government	✓	✓				✓
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities		✓	✓			✓
	Providing discounts on public transportation		✓
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors	✓	✓				✓
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts	✓					✓	✓
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs	✓					✓
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants	✓					✓
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides	✓						✓

Region:Kanto

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Tokyo	Tsukuba	Maebashi	Saitama	Chiba	Narita	Kisarazu	Urayasu	Yokohama	Hakone
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Tokyo	Tsukuba	Maebashi	Saitama	Chiba	Narita	Kisarazu	Urayasu	Yokohama	Hakone
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
PR	Supporting other PR activities	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing tourism information	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Requesting nominal support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Coordinating with relevant organizations	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging volunteers		✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Setting up an information desk			✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging shuttle buses			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing convention bags		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Welcome message by the head of the local government		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities			✓				✓
	Providing discounts on public transportation					✓	✓		✓	✓
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides		✓	✓				✓		✓

Region:Tokai

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Fujiyoshida	Gifu	Takayama	Shizuoka	Hamamatsu	Nagoya	Inuyama	Iseshima
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection		✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Fujiyoshida	Gifu	Takayama	Shizuoka	Hamamatsu	Nagoya	Inuyama	Iseshima
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event		✓	✓			✓
PR	Supporting other PR activities		✓	✓		✓	✓
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Providing tourism information		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Requesting nominal support		✓	✓		✓	✓
	Coordinating with relevant organizations		✓	✓		✓	✓
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)			✓			✓
	Arranging volunteers		✓	✓			✓
	Setting up an information desk				✓	✓	✓
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Arranging shuttle buses		✓	✓			✓
	Providing convention bags		✓	✓	✓		✓		✓
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage		✓	✓	✓	✓
	Welcome message by the head of the local government		✓	✓	✓		✓
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing discounts on public transportation
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors		✓
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts			✓			✓
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs			✓			✓
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants			✓			✓
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides		✓	✓			✓

Region:Kansai

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Kyoto	Osaka	Kobe	Himeji	Nara	Awaji	Otsu
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Kyoto	Osaka	Kobe	Himeji	Nara	Awaji	Otsu
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event	✓	✓	✓		✓
PR	Supporting other PR activities	✓	✓	✓		✓
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing tourism information	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Requesting nominal support	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Coordinating with relevant organizations	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Arranging volunteers		✓	✓		✓
	Setting up an information desk	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging shuttle buses	✓		✓		✓
	Providing convention bags	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage		✓	✓		✓
	Welcome message by the head of the local government	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities		✓	✓
	Providing discounts on public transportation	✓	✓	✓
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors	✓	✓
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs	✓		✓		✓
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants	✓		✓		✓
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides	✓		✓		✓

Region:Chugoku

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Matsue	Okayama	Hiroshima	Shimonoseki	Yamaguchi
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓	✓	✓	✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Matsue	Okayama	Hiroshima	Shimonoseki	Yamaguchi
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event		✓	✓	✓
PR	Supporting other PR activities	✓	✓	✓	✓
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing tourism information	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Requesting nominal support	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Coordinating with relevant organizations	✓	✓	✓	✓
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓		✓
	Arranging volunteers	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Setting up an information desk	✓	✓		✓
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging shuttle buses	✓	✓		✓
	Providing convention bags		✓	✓	✓
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Welcome message by the head of the local government	✓		✓	✓
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities		✓		✓
	Providing discounts on public transportation
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors			✓	✓
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts	✓	✓		✓
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs	✓	✓		✓
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants	✓	✓		✓
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides	✓	✓		✓

Region:Shikoku

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Tokushima	Takamatsu	Matsuyama
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓	✓	✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Tokushima	Takamatsu	Matsuyama
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event	✓	✓	✓
PR	Supporting other PR activities	✓	✓	✓
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)	✓	✓	✓
	Providing tourism information	✓	✓	✓
	Requesting nominal support	✓	✓	✓
	Coordinating with relevant organizations	✓	✓	✓
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging volunteers	✓	✓	✓
	Setting up an information desk		✓	✓
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging shuttle buses	✓	✓
	Providing convention bags	✓	✓	✓
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage	✓	✓	✓
	Welcome message by the head of the local government	✓	✓	✓
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities	✓	✓	✓
	Providing discounts on public transportation
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors		✓	✓
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts	✓	✓	✓
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs		✓	✓
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants		✓	✓
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides		✓	✓

Region:Kyushu

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Fukuoka	Kitakyushu	Nagasaki	Kumamoto	Oita, Beppu	Miyazaki	Kagoshima
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Fukuoka	Kitakyushu	Nagasaki	Kumamoto	Oita, Beppu	Miyazaki	Kagoshima
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event	✓		✓			✓	✓
PR	Supporting other PR activities	✓		✓	✓		✓	✓
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Providing tourism information	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Requesting nominal support	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
	Coordinating with relevant organizations	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)	✓	✓	✓			✓
	Arranging volunteers	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Setting up an information desk	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Arranging shuttle buses	✓	✓	✓			✓
	Providing convention bags	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
	Welcome message by the head of the local government	✓	✓	✓			✓
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities	✓						✓
	Providing discounts on public transportation	✓					✓
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors	✓					✓	✓
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts	✓	✓	✓			✓
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs	✓	✓	✓			✓
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓

Region:Okinawa

Support for bidding process
Category	Type of Support	Okinawa
Site inspection	Arranging an inspection trip for site selection	✓
Support for hosting/preparation
Category	Type of Support	Okinawa
PR	Support for encouraging participation in the event
PR	Supporting other PR activities	✓
Conference and event preparation	Providing information on PCOs, travel agencies and event management companies	✓
	Providing information on reception venues (including unique venues)	✓
	Providing information on related programs (local attractions, traditional performing arts, post-convention programs, sightseeing and hands-on experiences with Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants)	✓
	Providing tourism information	✓
	Requesting nominal support	✓
	Coordinating with relevant organizations	✓
Conference and event operation	Arranging reception venues (including unique venues)
	Arranging volunteers
	Setting up an information desk
	Providing maps/guidebooks for participants	✓
	Arranging shuttle buses
	Providing convention bags	✓
Hospitality	Welcome posters and digital signage
	Welcome message by the head of the local government
	Providing discount tickets to tourist facilities
	Providing discounts on public transportation
	Dispatching tourism ambassadors	✓
Related programs	Making arrangements for attractions and traditional performing arts	✓
	Making arrangements for post-convention programs
	Making arrangements for sightseeing and hands-on experiences of Japanese culture for persons accompanying conference participants
	Arranging tour interpreters and guides